Still Huntinh Whitetail

I found that when I was hunting the Boreal in Norther Alberta, that you had to find a happy medium movement rate.

Too slow, you cover no ground, and when you do come up on a deer, it freaks and panic runs. Tough on the old heartrate too, when one explodes up out of a sleeping spot on the other side of the bush!

Too fast, they make you from too far away and you likely will never know that they were there.

Hit the right speed, and you will see LOTS of deer. The deer often enough waited and watched as I arrived. The sleepers would get up and walk, rather than run away. Usually they would turn broadside for a good look, too.

About all I can say with certainty, though, is that the more time you spend in the bush, the more deer you will see, and the more you will learn about how they react and behave.

Your eyes have to adapt to 'seeing' the deer too. Lots of times I would look one way or another and see the parts of a deer that was simply standing still and waiting for me to move on.

It's always a nice walk in the woods. Sometimes the need to drag a deer out ruins it! :)

Cheers
Trev
 
I prefer still hunting to hunting from stands, but do both depending on the situation. If you have successfully still hunted both elk and moose, you should already have the skills to do the same with Whitetails. In my opinion, moose are far more difficult to sneak up on in the bush.
 
Still hunting whitetails has to be one of the most satisfying ways to bag a nice buck. It requires skill in moving quietly and keeping the wind in check. If a person is a good tracker and is very attentive to the smallest of details, the success rate is high.
 
All I do is still hunt white tails, just dont have patients for sitting in a stand. Only tip I have Is move very slow and glass the timber around you ofter and stop every 3 or 4 steps
 
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